[00:01] your fix of gaming news. Coming up, Todd Howard gives an update on Bethesda's upcoming games. The God of War show is looking for a new Kratos following an some of the new games that dropped this week. Let's get into it.
[00:25] lately. canceled projects, closed studios, and a few thousand people slightly better news about what's going on over at Bethesda Game Studios. making the rounds, talking to various outlets, including IGN, and giving some
[00:40] insight into the state of the studios franchises. For starters, Howard New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment has a new Fallout project in the works. On top of that, he confirmed two heavily rumored remasters
[00:53] that are officially on the way. Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas. No details on the surprise launch of the Oblivion remake, they could release at any Fallout projects are also in the works, seemingly separate from Obsidian's new
[01:07] game. It's unclear if that means full-sized games, spin-offs, DLC, possible we'll find out more next year during Fallout Day, which is a live event being held in Washington DC sometime in 2027 to honor the 30th
[01:21] Scrolls and Starfield fans didn't get quite as much info, but Xbox CEO Asha Chararma casually dropped that Skyrim has officially sold more than 65 million bestselling games of all time. Meanwhile, Fallout 4 sales crossed the
[01:37] 35 million mark, putting it in the top 25. Starfield isn't quite in the same million players have sunk over a billion hours into it, and there are plans to quote, "Continue expanding the settled systems with new stories, targeted
[01:50] updates while preparing for the launch Howard is busy overseeing The Elder Scrolls 6. And while he didn't give any next project, Fallout 5, is officially in pre-production and will make use of a
[02:04] shared tech pipeline using the studios in-house Creation Engine 3. Hopefully, that speeds development up a bit. But on the bright side, it sounds like Fallout liveaction series to keep them busy with between now and the next mainline entry.
[02:17] Speaking of live action video game adaptations, Prime Video's God of War series has hit a pretty major snag. They need to find a new actor to play Kratos and fast. This news comes by way of TMZ who report that while filming in
[02:29] Vancouver, the show's star Ryan Hurst tore his biceps so severely that it requires surgery and lengthy recovery time. This unfortunately would put the production too far behind schedule. So, Amazon MGM and Sony Pictures have made
[02:41] the difficult call to recast and reshoot his scenes. One major factor here is that Hurst's 12-year-old co-star Callum Vincent, who plays Kratos's son, Atraus, isn't getting any younger. Shooting with child actors can be difficult for a
[02:53] kids grow can pose major continuity problems during production. One famous example, during the filming of Terminator 2, Edward Furlong's voice almost all of John Connor's lines had to be re-recorded and dubbed over. Or more
[03:08] delays, it took almost four years to shoot the final season of Stranger Things. And by the time it aired, those goofy little kids were all suddenly grown ass adults. There's no word yet on who will replace Hurst as Kratos, but we
[03:20] more. And finally, if you need something new to play, here's a quick look at some of the biggest games that dropped this last week. Dench Attack is definitely loop, it is basically Jetet Radio crossed with Tony Hawk, except you play
[03:32] as a Japanese train. No, that doesn't make any sense, but it really doesn't need to because this game is extremely fun. IGN gave it a 9 out of 10, and you'd prefer a game that's a throwback to the classic PSP rhythm series
[03:45] Patapon, look no further than Ratatan. It's just like Patapon, but with a Ratatan is. Anyway, if you prefer Patawans to Patapons, you can also blast the scum and villain off a galaxy far, far away in the new Star Wars DLC for
[03:58] Powerwash Simulator 2. All of those games I just mentioned are on all the newer consoles and PC. On Xbox Series, PS5, and PC, you can uncover some cosmic horrors with up to three friends in the co-op Lovecraftian FPS, The Mound, Omen
[04:11] of Cthulhu. Or you can uncover some horrible clues by yourself in Forensics: Crime Scene Detective. Just on Xbox Series and PC, there is Ascend to Zero, a time-bending isometric rogike. And just on PS5 and PC, there is EB baseball
[04:24] prospirit, a game based on the sport that, fun fact, inspired Big League In any case, if you prefer your sports games a little less crunchy and a little more colorful and chewy, there's also the casual miniame collection Instant
[04:38] Sports 2 on Switch One, PS5, and PC. Just on the Switches and PC, you can grab the slapstick physics-based co-op party game Heaveho 2. Or you can get Coldcept Begins, the newest entry in the almost 30-year-old card-based strategy
[04:51] JRPG series. Exclusively on Switch 2, there is Fitness Boxing 3, your personal than mid July to drop an exercise game, but I guess the heat makes it easier to those succulent hot dogs you've been wolfing down. I know you've been wolfing
[05:06] stuff, over on PC, you can play Happyy's Humble Burgatory, a co-op cooking horror joint, but also avoid getting eaten by a scary monster. If you're more into variety, you can go climb the social ranks in 15th century Europe in the
[05:22] historical management and business sim The Guild Europa 1410. If you don't have politics, you might be better off with Hyper Primate, a game where you play as a monkey with a gun doing parkour. The only thing deadlier than a monkey with a
[05:35] And if you want to be a disease that shoots stuff, take a look at Pathogenic, a 2D twin stick shooter rogike where you play as a parasite waging war on someone's immune system. And finally, on basically everything, there is Moss, the
[05:49] excellent VR game that you can now play like a normal video game without putting it doesn't sound like the game loses any of its charm being played on a normal more. There you have it. That is not every game that came out. If you want a
[06:04] great way of keeping track of all that, you can head over to ign.com/upcoming for a look at what else is on the way. That is your fix for Friday, July 17th, play this weekend for a super duper cheap that supports a great cause, head
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[06:43] me. Thank you all for watching. Have a great weekend and most importantly, go play some video games. I'll see you next time.